Popular internet personality Logan Paul has officially crossed the 50-hour mark in a grueling nonstop livestreamed quest to catch one of retro gaming’s rarest prizes: a Shiny Onix in Pokémon Gold.
Streaming directly from his high-end setups, Paul has pledged to keep the grind going until he encounters the elusive golden variant.
Battling insane 1-in-8,192 odds
In classic Generation II Pokémon titles like “Pokémon Gold,” finding any shiny Pokémon carries base odds of 1 in 8,192 per encounter. However, because Onix only appears in a fraction of wild encounters, the math becomes dramatically harder.
Community experts calculate that finding a specific Shiny Onix could take well over 120 hours of continuous gameplay. Having logged over 5,678 encounters so far, Paul has officially crossed the statistical halfway mark toward the expected threshold.
Community reactions &s sponsorship buzz
The stream has captured massive engagement online, drawing thousands of concurrent viewers and thousands of social media likes. Beyond the gaming challenge itself, broadcast has sparked fan discussion around Paul’s ties to retro hardware maker ModRetro, as he streams the gameplay on modern handheld equipment.
Whether driven by nostalgia or pure endurance, viewers are closely watching to see if his patience holds out – or if the brutal odds will get the better of him before the Shiny Onix appears.
